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Odie Henderson: The 10 best movies of 2025

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Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump name added to building -- The law explicitly prohibits the board of trustees from making the center into a memorial to anyone other than president Kennedy, and from putting another person's name on the building's exterior.

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'Breakdown: 1975′ has intriguing intentions but a muddled execution -- The documentary digs into an influential year in moviemaking, but has a wider focus than just the year in the title.

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